August 2, 2015 WHEELING — The eyes of the state will be on Wheeling this week as hundreds of city officials from Newell to Bluefield come to town for the West Virginia Municipal League’s annual summer conference. more »»

August 2, 2015 As Marshall County’s heroin problem grows, officials and clinic staff are looking for ways to curb the issue locally with various solutions, many times with doctor approved substitutes. more »»

Obituaries

August 2, 2015 Florena “Jo” Sutton, 66, formerly of Wheeling, WV, passed away peacefully at home in Magnolia, TX, on June 24, 2015. She was born to the late William and Betty Smith on March 11, 1949. more »»

August 2, 2015 Mary E. Cunningham, 89, of Moundsville, W.Va., passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, in Moundview Health Care. She was born February 12, 1926, a daughter of the late Don and Rose (Hill) Burke. more »»

August 2, 2015 WHEELING — Dig some dirt, add some waterlines and other infrastructure, then sow the seeds for development — this is the Ohio County Development Authority’s plan for cultivating economic success at... more »»

August 2, 2015 TRIADELPHIA — The Wheeling Hill Hoppers Remote Control Flying Club will host an Air Show and Fly-In at noon Sunday, Aug. 9 at Maxwell Airfield Field located off Chapel Hill Road in Triadelphia. more »»

Editorials

August 2, 2015 West Virginia’s truancy laws may well have been too strict at one time. At one point, about 40 percent of the juvenile court caseload in the state involved boys and girls there for missing school. more »»

August 2, 2015 For thoroughbred and greyhound racing to survive in West Virginia — and public opinion on whether that is a priority seems to be mixed — structural changes in the sports themselves will be necessary. more »»

August 2, 2015 Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin must have taken pleasure in an announcement he made last week, that West Virginia employers will enjoy a $43 million reduction in workers’ compensation premiums next year. more »»

August 1, 2015 Nurses in too many hospital wards for newborn babies have had to learn what to do when a tiny infant screams his little lungs out not because he needs a fresh diaper, has colic or wants some formula. more »»

August 1, 2015 Infant mortality is a major concern in Ohio, as health officials confirmed about a week ago after it was revealed the state has one of the highest incidences of the tragedy in the nation. more »»

Local Columns

August 2, 2015 This is going to get complicated and expensive. But the PC police say we have to do it, so we’d better get started. For starters, we’ll have to change the name of Jefferson Count. more »»

August 2, 2015 Thirteen years ago Bill Bryson owner of Uniglobe Ohio Valley Travel in Wheeling sent out flyers which read: ‘‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame!’’ I was one the first to sign up for an opportunity to... more »»

August 2, 2015 CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suarez had a sacrifice fly and an RBI double off 14-game winner Gerrit Cole, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their home-field success over the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-3... more »»